Bela Padilla cries foul over police chief cursing and stick-hitting resident on street of Quiapo

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"Is this our new normal? Nasan po yung 'compassion'?"
This is the tweet of Bela Padilla after seeing a video of a police chief hitting and throwing expletives at a resident in Quiapo, Manila.
In the video, the police officer actually also issues a warning that those violating the set curfew hours will be shot.

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The police chief exclaims: "Lahat ng lalabas nang wala [sa] oras mababaril ka! Tang-ina niyo."
He is accompanied by at least three uniformed policemen who are each armed with a rifle.
Then he walks towards the main entrance of Muslim Town, and there severely reprimands a male resident who allegedly breached quarantine protocols.
"Bakit bukas ba ngayon? Iyan ba ang dapat niyong gamitin ngayon?" the police chief demands to know.
The male resident attempts to explain himself, but the police chief begins hitting him with a long wooden stick.
The police chief adds: "Tang-ina mo, matigas ulo mo! Umuwi ka! Lalabas kayo, akala niyo passes iyang quarantine pass?!"
BELA SAYS NO TO VIOLENCE
A netizen points out to Bela that the police officer might have been implementing stringent measures because there are still people breaking quarantine rules.
But the Kapamilya actress insists that violence doesn't just cut it even during the time of a COVID-19 crisis.
"I understand that. Madami po talagang pasaway. But violence is not the answer. It doesn’t only hurt physically but it also strips off a person’s dignity," Bela tweets with a frowning emoji.
She adds, "Sa panahon ngayon LAHAT TAYO kelangan habaan ang pasensya..."
UNDER INVESTIGATION
The video in question was taken by DZMM reporter Zhander Cayabyab and reposted via DZMM Teleradyo's Twitter account.
Time stamp of the video from Cayabyab's Twitter account shows it was uploaded at 9:20 a.m. last Thursday, March 26.
A separate report from ABS-CBN News Online identifies the police officer as Lt. Col. Rey Magdaluyo, chief of police of the Sta. Cruz, Manila police station.
The news report says that the unnamed resident attempted to show his quarantine pass to the officer.
A check of the pass by the ABS-CBN reporter shows that the quarantine pass allows one person per household to leave the house for essential purposes, such as buying food.
The video shows that the resident was not permitted at all outside the community gate.
Magdaluyo, defending himself, says he had to go down hard on the residents of Muslim Town given the number of supposed repeat offenders from the area.
In defense of Mandaluyo, Datu Basher Alonzo claims that he actually sought help from authorities to reprimand residents repeatedly violating quarantine protocols.
The incident is now under investigation, according to Manila Police District Director Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda.
Miranda is quoted as saying, "Hindi dapat natin daanin sa init ng ulo ang pagpapatupad ng batas."
Earlier reports about the guidelines of the community quarantine say that police officers—apprehending violators of the standard 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew—should enact rules in a proper and respectful manner.
Source: pep.ph